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The History of India's Economic Prosperity – Part 1

There are two statements we all have been hearing and reading since childhood: 1. India was the *sone ki chidiya* (golden bird) 2. India was a *krishi-pradhan* (agrarian) nation. Just as the first statement is an absolute truth, the second statement is an outright lie. Yet, lacking the evidence to prove either, we find ourselves helpless. First of all, let us talk about

18 October 2026 · 5 min read

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The History of India's Economic Prosperity – Part 2

First read Part 1: History of India's Economic Prosperity – Part 1. The dollar has touched 70 rupees, and alongside this, some people are utterly confused as to why, if we are the world's sixth-largest economy, ours is not the sixth currency. The game of the dollar and the rupee began in 1952, as I [discussed] in the previous part

18 October 2026 · 6 min read